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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wedntsday, May II, I9S3 , : ' ... . - , .-.V . . - ' ' , ' , - ' - :. .-. ' :1WH' . " . .. . . ,V,,,;.':-:..::',,(J': ' ''-' , - f - - y t V' '' ' """ '. 'l'". r . ' . 'S. . J"'-. "' -V "'W Mtmw , ,: X ft' ;tt i . ADDRESSING HEBREW , congregation, President Elsenhower dedicates new temple In Washington. (International) O Polio VaGcIne 'Pomi'te' lEenunneB'ateidl Asosciiatioini Hoard Oiiaiiirinnisiifi) ISy Efledliical Chicago Dr. Dwight H. Murray, Napa, . Calif ., chairman of the board of trustees of the American Medical Association, urges the public to beware of hysteria and compulsory federal controls over the Salk anti-polio vaccine. Dr. Murray's warning came as two congressional committees prepared to investigate reasons why a halt of vaccine approval was recommended over last week end. The board chairman listed 11 "don'ts" regarding the vaccine. They follow: 1. Don't let hysteria guide your thoughts and actions. While poliomyelities is "a seri ous disease, it has not reached epidemic proportions. Since January 1 . of this year onjy 1,452 cases of polio have been reported, compared with 1,976 in the corresponding weeks last year. This figure, applied against a population of 163, million persons in the United States certainly is not alarming. Fellow Doctor's Advice 2. Don't permit your child to be vaccinated if he or she com plains of not feeling well. Fol low the advice of your family doctor to determine whether or not your child is well enough to be vaccinated. 3. Don't condemn the Salk vaccine. Because a few chil dren, out of the many thousands so far vaccinated, developed polio after inoculations, is no good reason to knock down the effectiveness of the vaccine. In those isolated cases the vaccine may have been given too late to arrest development. Scientific study now going on will pro vide the answer eventually. 4. Don't expect vaccine to be produced overnight. Pharmaceu tical houses manufacturing it are working day and night to speed production and everything is be ing done to produce sufficient vaccine to inoculate as many children as possible before the polio season gets rolling. 5. Don't expect the Salk vac cine to be 100 per cent effective. Some cases will develop but this vaccine is far better than any thing we have ever had before. Shun Rumors 6. Don't believe rumors that the Salk vaccine is being boot legged" or is available on the black market. Immediately af ter the Francis report was given in Ann Arbor, Mich., only 1 per cent of the vaccine was - made available for commercial use. Since then the vaccine has been withdrawn entirely for com mercial purposes. Dr. Chester S. Keef er, chairman of Presi dent Eisenhower's polio confer ence, reports that some manu facturers haven't shipped any vaccine into commercial chan nels since April 13. All vaccine produced today is allocated to the National Institutes of Health and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Developments Studied 7. Don't follow the advice of alarmists and self-styled health experts. With the immediate shortage of vaccine, intense emo tional interest has been built up. Representatives of 50 organiza tions concerned with children have been meeting in Washing ton and have studied the latest developments in the problems of producing and distributing the vaccine. Have faith in the judgment of these qualified and responsible people who have the situation well in hand. 8. Don't be influenced by po-t litical demagoguery. Let's not be stampeded into compulsory Federal controls. 9. Don't ask your doctor to give you an adult Apriority over children. The present sup ply of vaccine is committed for use in inoculating the first and second graders. By the end of the school year it is hoped that enough vaccine will have been supplied to vaccinate 9,000,000 children, or about 30 per cent of those in the 1 to 9 age group. 10. Don't forget that every lot of vaccine must undergo many tests under supervision of the laboratory of biologies con trol, United States Public Health Service. Safety, identity, toxicity and potency are all carefully checked under the biologies con trol law. 11. Don't fear that any child will be denied the vaccine for financial reasons. From the be ginning the medical profession pledged to see to it that children of indigent parents would get the vaccine. Dr. Murray said his '"eleven dont's are offered in an effort to end public confusion over the Salk vaccine and mass inoculations. j ' - improve any map - , Vf hat tolls forfhurwilb l: , KITCHEN & rrrV, CRAFT Pre-floffed through silk for lighter baking SAFEWAY STORE Mm DGWITI . . . 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